was in the midst of the ancestors and grandchildren, and saw that You Shi from Ningguo Mansion brought his daughter-in-law Qin Keqing to greet Jia's mother, and by the way, asked Jia's mother about this ancestor worship. Mother Jia is the lady with the highest rank and the highest grade in the east and west of the Jia family, not to mention the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the You family and the clansmen of the Jia family, even the current patriarch Jia Jing and the acting patriarch Jia Zhen have to be respectful when they see Jia's mother. Jia Jing just used his status as a monk not to use these vulgar etiquette, otherwise, even for Jia's mother's age, he would have to be polite to Jia's mother.

Because it was a matter within the clan, Jia Jiu picked up his younger brother and had to avoid it. After all, their house has already been divided, and he doesn't want to listen much to other people's affairs.

Jia Mu stopped him: "You kid, it's a good thing to know your duty." But your wife is lying in the house, and your brother's family affairs are still floating in the sky, and I don't know what year and month it will take for a serious woman to preside over the affairs of the clan. It's just that the people are thin, and there are only a few members of your family, so it's hard to say that let your father take care of everything alone. Sit here and listen, and you can give your father a hand in the future. ”

As soon as Jia's mother spoke, Jia Jiu couldn't leave, so she had to disturb You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and then sat down on the chair below. Jia Jiu sat down, and Jia Yuanchun was even more embarrassed. Fortunately, he is also a smart person, so he immediately pulled Jia Baoyu to sit on the chair on the other side, leaving the place next to Jia's mother to You's mother-in-law.

But it turned out that You Shi came to consult Jia's mother, this time the Dragon Boat Festival ancestors, Jia's mother participated in Ningguofu's side, or followed her son Jia Yu. According to the three obedience and four virtues, Jia's mother, who is a widow, should follow Jia Yu to the ancestral hall here to worship her ancestors, but Jia's mother's husband Jia Daishan is buried in the ancestral tomb on the side of Ningguofu, and his youngest son's household registration is still on the side of Ningguofu. It's just that for such a major event as ancestor worship, if you participate in Jia Yu's side, you can't participate in Ningguofu's side, and if you participate in Ningguofu's side, you can't participate in Jia Yu's side.

Jia's mother knows very well that no matter what, she is Jia Yu's mother, and Jia Yu has a knighthood and benefits, not only for herself, but also for the children below. But Jia Zheng is different, he has lost his good reputation, and he was ordered to go home to reflect, the eldest grandson has already married a wife, and it is better, but the grandchildren below are really worrying. If he didn't protect himself, for Ning Guofu, Jia Zheng was just a member of the side clan, just like the men on the back street.

Stop, stop, stop, I will protect this son for a day, even if I have an old and foolish name on my back, I will admit it.

Thinking like this, Jia's mother said: "My father-in-law, mother-in-law, and my husband are all lying in the ancestral grave, and I will go there in the future, so I won't toss back and forth." The matter of worshipping ancestors is still the same. ”

You Shi hurriedly responded: "Yes, old lady." ”

Mother Jia said again: "By the way, daughter-in-law Zhen, you have a lot of things, so I won't keep you, but Rong's daughter-in-law might as well come over and sit down more and talk to the second girl about this sacrifice." Although your eldest master said that the sect was divided, there was no one on his side who could help, only your second sister, although she was younger, she was quite sensible, and some things that could only be done by women, you let Rong's daughter-in-law talk to his second aunt more, so that he could have a bottom in his heart. ”

You Shi and Qin Keqing hurriedly responded.

Ancestor worship is a big deal, even if Jia Jiu is still young, Qin Keqing can't deal with it. Only then did Jia Jiu know that the so-called clan women, mediating disputes in the clan was just a trivial matter, and their main job was to prepare various items for ancestor worship, including taking care of sacrificial utensils and preparing wine and food. Something as important as a sacrificial vessel cannot be handed over to the minions below to take care of. Those who are not particular will leave the cleaning of the ancestral hall to their subordinates, while those who are a little particular about it are the old and young masters of the family who dust the ancestral hall by themselves. Therefore, even the sons of high-ranking families do not even touch brooms. On the contrary, it is also excellent for the gentlemen of the more profound people to do these things. Except for the clan women, the female relatives of the family rarely have the opportunity to cross the threshold of the ancestral hall, let alone the concubines and concubines, even when they are worshipping their ancestors, they can only kowtow outside the ancestral hall.

And what Qin Keqing said to Jia Jiu today is about the preparation of wine and food. If it weren't for Jia Yu's fact that Jia Jiu and Jia Cong had already been recorded in Mrs. Xing's name, Jia Jiu would not have been qualified to listen to Qin Keqing talk about these things.

"Different sacrifices use different food and drinks. Just like this Dragon Boat Festival, realgar wine is a must, but home-brewed glutinous rice wine is also required. If it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, then you have to have some fruit wine. In fact, the exact type of sake served varies from house to house. There is only one thing, which is the same everywhere, that is, the wine used for the sacrifice must be home-brewed, and it cannot be filled with the amount bought from outside. The same is true for the meals dedicated to the ancestors, which must be made by the family themselves, and the meals made by the concubines and concubines are not qualified to appear in the ancestral hall. ……”

Qin Keqing told Jia Jiu about the three animals that must be dedicated to the ancestors: "Only the Son of Heaven can use cows, and people like us can only use pigs, sheep, and fish." Pork and lamb cannot be thrown away, and must be made into various dishes to be offered to the ancestors. Some of the dishes commonly used for these things are ......"

Qin Keqing said more than twenty dishes in one breath, and his mouth was dry, but Jia Jiu only remembered half of it. Qin Keqing had no choice but to say: "The second aunt didn't write it down for a while, and it didn't get in the way." When I got back, I wrote a list and showed it to my second aunt. ”

Jia Jiu said: "That relationship is good. By the way, please write down how to cook these dishes as well. It won't be long before I should learn it too. ”

Qin Keqing immediately responded. He is a grandmother in the end, and he is also very busy on weekdays, so he sat down briefly and went back.

Jia Jiu said to Jia's mother at this time: "Old lady, it turns out that this woman has to do so many things, and it is the first time that her granddaughter knows about it." ”

Jia Mu scratched Jia Jiu's little nose and said, "You, do you know now that this woman is not good, right?" Look at so many families in Beijing, which family's patriarch has a long life? That's why I said, your brother's family affairs are difficult to handle. Although Feng Yatou is good, it is enough to be a daughter-in-law for ordinary grandsons, but if he is a woman of this clan or a grandmother, he is far behind. There is a saying that the concubine is not married, and what happens to your sister-in-law in the future should also be a concubine, and it must be a girl who is born in a long house and has both parents, and only such a girl can be cultivated according to the standards of the clan woman since childhood. Your father entrusted your brother's family affairs to the Zhang family but forgot about it, and his daughter-in-law had to carry out the duties of a clan wife as soon as he entered the door. Do you think, whose bride immediately sat in the position of the bride of the clan when she entered the door? Just like Rong's daughter-in-law, when you enter the door, you will let your sister-in-law Zhen personally take her by her side to teach. That's it, your big brother Zhen is not satisfied, and often comes forward to give instructions in person. ”

"When Sister-in-law Zhen first entered the door, was Brother Zhen also taught her personally?"

"It's not your big brother Zhen who taught it by hand. Not only that, but your big brother Zhen also begged me for this. It's been more than ten years. Your father is so coldly separated, and your mother is lying in the house again, and there is no rule for anything, and even the most powerful girl dare not say that she will get started as soon as she enters the door. There are more parents in this world who feel sorry for their daughters and don't want their daughters to work hard...... Alas, just look at it, your brother's marriage has some troubles. ”

Thinking of Jia Lian's marriage, Jia's mother thought of Jia Jiu's marriage. Although Jia Jiu has been recorded in Mrs. Xing's name and has become a concubine. But in the eyes of the old family, this kind of concubine also has to put a question mark, and there will even be people pointing fingers behind their backs, saying that Jia Yu is a concubine.

This is a big no-no.

At the beginning, there was a demon woman in the matter of Prince Yizhong, who was obviously the daughter of an official slave who relied on her father's favor but oppressed her mother and sisters-in-law, and even designed to frame her mother's mother's family in order to correct her biological mother, although this matter did not work out in the end, but his mother's family was killed by him, all the men died on the battlefield, and the country also paid the price of six cities. This witch and her husband's family, children, and siblings were all disposed of, but the country's vitality was greatly damaged. That is, this old matter, the people of the world are especially taboo about taking Shu as their heir.

Although Jia Jiu himself is not wrong, the fact that he was recorded as a concubine will still become his crime.

Children and grandchildren are debts. The grandchildren, one by one, need to worry about themselves as an old man.

Patting Jia Baoyu's back in her arms, Jia Mu narrowed her eyes. There are some things that it is time for him to act.